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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1961

Page

11

Brunswick Man Is Sentenced For Arson In Maryland

A 48-year-old brass holder Harry Baugher was sentenced to three years in the Maryland House of Correction after being found guilty of arson for setting fire to a Brunswick house evicted earlier. The fire occurred April 17 as neighbors testified to threats and suspicious activity. A juvenile, Glenn Alien Craver, received probation for breaking and entering charges.

Brunswick Maryland Baugher William Wenner Wenner Willard Koogle Koogle Ella Fletcher Charles Fletcher Grace Zimmerman L. J. Sullivan Baucher Charles H. Kehne Sr P. Bowers Schnauffer Robert Rothenhoefer Glenn Alien Craver Craver Henry Ford

Frederick businessman credits AA after overcoming drinking

Don Whipp profiles Mack a Frederick businessman who joined Alcoholics Anonymous four years ago after hiding a bottle and a church incident. He says he now stays sober daily, believes the ladder of alcoholism mirrors success, and notes the need for more AA chapters in towns like Frederick.

Don Whipp Mack Frederick Alcoholics Anonymous Bobe Mack A.A

Teaching By TV Is Explored In Frederick County

The Frederick County Board of Education moved to seek a cost estimate for installing a coaxial cable hookup to explore a statewide TV teaching network. Washington County leads in TV teaching, funded largely by Ford Foundation, with plans for three transmission centers near Washington, on the Eastern Shore, and in Hagerstown.

Frederick County Board of Education Washington County Ford Foundation Quentin L. Earhart Earhart Washington Hagerstown Frederick Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company

PE Offers $13.5 Million For Light Plant

Local reports indicate PE proposes paying 13.5 million dollars for the municipal light plant. The offer aims to secure control of the utility and its operations amid public scrutiny and potential community impact.

Brunswick Banks Bid on $40,000 Street Improvement Bond

The Peoples National Bank of Brunswick and the Bank of Brunswick were the only bidders on a $40,000 street improvement bond floated by the city. The joint bid was accepted by the Mayor and City Council. Interest rate is four and a quarter percent. Denominations are $1,000 each. Maturity details unclear due to damaged text.

Peoples National Bank of Brunswick The Bank of Brunswick City of Brunswick

Autumn Glory Tour Weekend Rail Event Report

An autumn themed tour in Baltimore highlights a travel train event featuring passengers and attendants. The report mentions Garrett Carine and a viewing of a fall image, with references to a special Sunday program and forecasts for the STH annual Autumn Glan celebration aboard the train.

Baltimore

Fragmentary OCR Note on youths and incident

A damaged OCR fragment mentions a group of teenagers and a brief action. Details are unclear due to missing letters and incomplete words. The item reads like a short incident note from a local page, with no verifiable names or places.

Health Conference Opens Amid Illness At Key Hotel

More than 200 from across Maryland attend the seventh annual Maryland Public Health Association meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Dr. John Porter Field falls ill, his prepared address read from Washington. Officers elected include Frank T. Jones as president and Dr. Charlotte Silverman as president elect.

Francis Scott Key Maryland Public Health Association John Porterfield U. S. Public Health Service J. Howard Beard Anne Arundel County Porterfield Washington Wedgwood Room Frank T. Jones Maryland Tuberculosis Association Charlotte Silverman Maryland State Department of Health R. W. Koch Montgomery County Baltimore Perry Prather American Public Health Association Maryland Association of Sanitarians Charles M. Kenealy Sanitarians Group Sam Rans Oan Kevis Carrell County Heath Fortes H. Burgess Fred

Trapping Dell New York AP Paves Way East

Fragmentary AP copy notes paving and trapping themes as preparations proceed in New York. The garbled text hints at transportation or road work moving eastward but provides little concrete detail.

DELL

Tawes Favors State Control Over Schools

Governor Tawes urged keeping primary school operation authority with local communities while a state study on school financing unfolds. He spoke at a Maryland boards of education meeting noting expected recommendations but pressed to concentrate financial and operational control locally.

Annapolis Tawes Boards of Education Maryland

New Market Phone Office Opens With Service Expansion

The New Market branch of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co will open this weekend. Telephone number changes occur at 12 05 a m Sunday October 8 with new Fire Department number 865 5700 and 300 new numbers added to the New Market exchange. Ten new trunk lines to Frederick plus automatic equipment reduce ring counts and interceptor systems will be installed for vacant and disconnected numbers. Total expansion cost 49 500 dollars with 9 500 for the building addition and 5 000 for extra equipment.

New Market Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company New Market Exchange Fire Department The Telephone Company Frederick Carl V. Weakley Frederick Telephone Company Market Central Market

Two FHS Seniors to Attend Law Symposium

Two Frederick High School seniors have been selected to attend a law symposium and luncheon at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster Pennsylvania. The students are Robert E Clapp III and Richard Zimmerman, sons of local attorneys.

Frederick High School Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster Robert E. Clapp Robert E. Clapp Jr Richard Zimmerman Ami Richard E. Zimmerman Y Paul Percels Iasi i Dickinson A

Weather To Remain Cool For Five Days

Cool spell continues with below normal temperatures through the weekend. Forecasts indicate a gradual warmup after five days of unsettled, dry conditions across the region with daytime highs near seasonal norms and overnight lows dipping into the 40s.

Western Allies protest shootings at Berlin border wall

In Berlin the three Western Allies lodged protests with the Soviet Union over two shooting incidents on Bernauer Strasse, the border street severed by a Communist wall. Gen. Lucius D. Clay conducted an on the spot inspection, reaffirming concern over dangerous actions along the divided city.

Berlin Rohan Delacombe Andrei I. Solovyev Delacombe Solovyev East Berlin Lucius D. Clay Kennedy Bernauerstrasse State Department Washington Max Maron West Berlin Willy Brandt Jean Lacomme Clay Brandt New York

Retired Bethlehem Steel executive killed in Chesapeake Bay Bridge crash

Anne Arundel County police report 76 year old Jack M. Willis former Bethlehem Steel Co. general manager and his 62 year old chauffeur Milton Lewis were killed when Willis’ car rear ended a stopped tractor truck on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge early today. Truck driver Don Holt Loyd of Pasadena was uninjured. Willis had retired in 1960 after a 45 year career in shipbuilding and earlier led Bethlehem Ship Yard Inc. during World War II.

Annapolis Bethlehem Steel Co Chesapeake Bay Jack M. Willis Baltimore Butler Milton Lewis Centreville Willis Lewis Don Holt Loyd Pasadena Jie Tthe Company Bethlehemirfiend Ship Yard Inc

Red Policeman Joins Two Youths in Escape

Police report a red officer joined two youths in an escape attempt. The incident occurred as fugitives fled, with authorities tracking the group after the gunfire. No further details available.

Red Policeman Ecape

Three Accused of Tivoli Break-Ins

Three youths including 18 year old Thomas B. Slifer of Middletown are charged or implicated in multiple Tivoli Theater break ins and other vandalism. Two juveniles ages 16 and 17 are held for juvenile authorities. The group is linked to at least three incidents from September 9 to September 26, with more than 150 dollars stolen and around 500 dollars in damages. The crimes also touch Shamrock Inn and Kennedy’s service station.

Jyld Thomas B. Slifer Middletown Tivoli Theater Dan Weinberg Tivoli Shamrock Imm East South Franklin Streets Neal and Kennedy East Patrick Street

End Is Near For Rayburn

Dallas AP reports House Speaker Sam Rayburn is gravely ill with extensive cancer and resting comfortably after hospitalization in Baylor. Doctors say cancer has spread with no further surgery planned. projections vary from days to months while Kennedy urges nationwide prayers.

Dallas Tex Sam Rayburn Rayburn Baylor Hospital Bonham Washington Kennedy Carabie Rayhusa Meum Rome

Kennedy Gromyko talk on Berlin and UNS role

President Kennedy meets Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at the White House to explore changes in the Soviet stance on Berlin and to discuss UN secretary general candidacy. The discussion aims for a single two hour session before a Sudan state dinner, with Dean Rusk observing.

Washington Kennedy Andrei A. Gromyko Berlin U.S White House Gromyko Moscow Khrushchev United Nations Soviet Union United States UNS Dag Hammarskjold U Thant Burma Ferik Ibrahim Abboud Sudan Dean Rusk Rusk New York State Department

Frederick Sees Local Shares From 1960 Tax Collections

State Comptroller Louis L Goldstein released figures showing Frederick area municipalities and county government receive checks totaling 353,398 from remaining income taxes and delinquency reforms for prior years. The county got 222,399 with municipal shares totaling 10999 and Baltimore City 373,373 along with other counties. Previously 17.2 million had been distributed to local governments before year end.

Frederick Louis L. Goldstein Baltimore City Baltimore County Anne Arundel Garrett Prince Gears

Angus Sale Boosts Market Despite Unclear Details

A fragmented notice notes an Angus sale event with mixed figures and unclear names, mentioning Oxer and rehab context. The readable parts indicate an animal auction in progress with unspecified outcomes and participants.

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